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Marquette County adopts ordinance to administer PA 230 and state construction code; rescinding measure on plumbing/mechanical tabled
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Summary
The Marquette County Board voted 4-0 to adopt an ordinance authorizing the county to administer and enforce PA 230 and the Michigan construction code for applicable trades. A separate rescinding ordinance to return plumbing and mechanical jurisdiction to the state was tabled until April 14, 2026.
The Marquette County Board of Commissioners voted 4-0 on April 7 to adopt an ordinance giving the county authority to administer and enforce Public Act 230 and the Michigan construction code for applicable trades.
Paul Knox, Marquette County Building Code Official, explained the ordinance would complete the county’s authority to administer the code. Knox also described a related proposal to rescind only the county’s jurisdiction over mechanical and plumbing inspections and plan review and return that discipline to the State of Michigan, noting the county’s recent loss of its mechanical and plumbing inspector and difficulty hiring a replacement. Because an effective rescission requires an existing ordinance record, staff presented both a county adoption ordinance and a rescinding ordinance for consideration.
Commissioner Numinen moved to adopt the county ordinance to administer and enforce PA 230 and the state construction code; Commissioner LaLonde seconded. The motion passed on a roll-call vote: ayes — Numinen, LaLonde, Nordeen and Chairperson Derocha; absent — Alholm and Benzie.
On the separate rescinding measure to return only mechanical and plumbing authority to the state while retaining county jurisdiction for other trades, Commissioner Nordeen moved to table the rescinding ordinance until the Equalization meeting on April 14, 2026. Commissioner LaLonde seconded; the motion to table was adopted (4-0). The record indicates the county will continue administration of construction code authority for remaining trades while staff and commissioners address the mechanical/plumbing staffing and procedural steps needed to return that discipline to state administration.
No verbatim quotes were recorded in the minutes for the presentations; descriptions above rely on the Building Code Official’s presentation and motions entered in the meeting record. The rescinding ordinance’s final disposition is scheduled for the April 14 Equalization meeting.